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Rules

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The rules you establish for your community will set the expectations for your subscribers and users visiting your community. They give you something to point to when you have to use enforcement actions on a community member or their posts or comments. They also provide report reasons for users to select when flagging content in your community that breaks the rules.

In the image below, you'll see an example of a completed rule, followed by an example of a new rule being added.

New rule in the process of being added

To set your community’s rules, go to the list of “Moderation tools” on the right-hand sidebar of your subreddit and click “Rules.”

Enter your rules in the order you'd like them to be displayed on your community's rules page. Make the names and violation reasons for your rules clear and include a detailed description. Use the trash icon to delete a rule, the pencil icon to edit it, and the “Add a Rule” button to create a new rule.

Note: It's generally a good idea to include these rules in your community's sidebar as well, which can be updated in your subreddit settings.